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IDASA National Election Survey 1994

South Africa, 1994
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Reference ID
zaf-idasa-ines-1994-v1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25828/8aqa-4950
Producer(s)
Institute for Democracy in South Africa
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Democracy in Africa Research Unit
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production
  • Citation

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    zaf-idasa-ines-1994-v1
    Title
    IDASA National Election Survey 1994
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type
    Public Opinion Survey
    Series Information
    Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA). IDASA National Election Survey 1994 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: IDASA [ producer], 1995. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/8aqa-4950
    Abstract
    This study, by the Public Opinion Service (IDASA), collected data on the 1994 general election in South Africa, and specifically on voting intention, attitudes towards democracy, economic evaluations and various other political issues.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis
    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
    Version Date
    1995

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected basic individual and household data, as well as political attitute data. Demographic data included: Age, gender, religion, highest education, and home language, amongst others. Other data included: Political views, political attitudes, political activities, and political preferences amongst others.

    Keywords
    political attitudes democracy

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The survey has national coverage.
    Geographic Unit
    The lowest level of geographic aggregation for the data is district.
    Universe
    The survey covered adult South Africans who were eligible to vote in the 1994 Election (18+)

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Institute for Democracy in South Africa
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    United States Agency for International Development

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    Semi-structured personal interviews were conducted. As there was particular interest in specific subgroups (e.g. rural Zulus and Vendas), a disproportionate stratified random sample was selected in order to obtain significant numbers of respondents in such subgroups. Respondents in households were randomly selected by means of the grid method. Only one person per household was interviewed. Another person in the household could substitute respondents, and 167 of the 2517 were so substituted.
    Weighting
    Due to the disproportionate sample, it was necessary to weight the data up to the universe, i.e. the South African voting public. The sample was weighted according to province, age, gender, and type of area, language, income and education and projected onto the universe. The 2,4 million voters are therefore represented by the figure 2,400. A weight variable has been included in the dataset that enables uses users to analyse either the weighted or unweighted data depending on their analysis.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    1994-08-26 1994-09-16
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Market and Opinion Surveys (Pty) Ltd
    Data Collection Notes
    Fieldwork was conducted between 26 August and 16 September 1994. Interviews were conducted countrywide in South Africa by Market and Opinion Surveys (Pty) Ltd. The only problem encountered in the field was in KwaZulu-Natal. Interviewers were not allowed to continue with the survey before obtaining permission from the chiefs. Once permission was obtained, the survey was completed without any problems.

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org
    Access conditions
    Public use files, available to all
    Citation requirements
    Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA). IDASA National Election Survey 1994 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: IDASA [ producer], 1995. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/8aqa-4950

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    ddi-zaf-datafirst-INES-1994-v1
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata Producer
    Date of Metadata Production
    2020-06-20

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Version 3

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